define a dunk

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I love to see the dunk just as much as everybody else, but I am reminded of John Wooden's feelings about the dunk. He did not care for it because it did not require the fundamentals of good shooting that a layup does (being able to softly use the glass, especially in the paint). I remember being required by my coach to bank all shots off the glass on shots in the paint (lane or bank alley). John Wooden just a year or so ago said in an interview that he likes to watch the women's college game because they play with a game that is more fundamentaly sound. But I still like to see a dunk now and then.